Open Data Watch, as a collaborator with Open Data for Development, is pleased to invite you to have a conversation with Fernando Perini and learn more about the network.

Open Data for Development (OD4D) is a global network with the objective of enhancing citizen-driven and sustainable open data ecosystems around the world. OD4D is scaling open data approaches that work, improving transparency and accountability, service delivery, and the well-being of the poorest and the most marginalized.

OD4D assists governments, entrepreneurs, and civil society organizations in harnessing open data for development, by working in regions throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The network has five initiatives, focusing on: catalyzing action, supporting governments, scaling effective use, monitoring impact, and building institutional capacity.

This event is an opportunity to speak with Fernando Perini and to learn more about OD4D and its initiatives. Shaida Badiee, Managing Director of Open Data Watch, will provide opening remarks for this event. Following a short presentation from Fernando Perini, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion.

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Light refreshments will be provided.